Ramblings

THE TIMEX® COMPUTER CLUB NEWSLETTER

C^Ubmbers

GOING CAMPING

Instead of packing tents, backpacks, cook¬
ing gear, the ol’ fishing pole, and hiking into
the wilderness this summer, many thou¬
sands of youngsters are camping out with
the TIMEX Personal Computer and hiking
into the enchanted wilderness known as
“hi-tech” computerology.

To find out what’s been cooking this past
summer, we took a fast peek at a couple of
local TIMEX Computer Camps.

SUMMER COMPUTING FESTIVAL

During July and August, Online Computer
Education of Salem, Connecticut hosted a
summer Computer Festival for youngsters
8-through-16. This five-day (Monday to
Friday) computer camp ran from 9:30 a.m.
to 2:30 p.m. in eight-locations across
Connecticut.

Small class size (16-18 campers) and thor¬

oughly knowledgeable instructors permit
individual attention. Lectures and “hands-
on” experience provide a well-rounded
program. Campers are introduced to pro¬
gramming, games, graphics, machine
functions, and prerecorded software. Di¬
rector Robert M. Valuk explains, “Campers
are encouraged to establish their own ob¬
jectives and to utilize the computer to
achieve these goals.”

Tuition of $195 includes T/S 1000 computer,
course materials, FESTIVAL T-shirt, special
awards, milk, juice and snacks (lunch is
brought from home), and a $10.00 gift
certificate.

“By learning about the computer — its ca¬
pabilities and potential uses, these kids are
preparing themselves for the hi-tech job
market of tomorrow,” adds Mr. Valuk, “and
in that respect are way ahead of the game.”

ONLINE COMPUTER CAMP AT GLASTONBURY, CONNECTICUT

MEET THE COMPUTER

Post College in Waterbury, Connecticut,
ran a summer camp program called Meet
the Computer. In the morning, the campers
work with the TIMEX Sinclair Personal
Computer and after lunch, the youngsters
are treated to sports, social activities, and
local trips. Two week-long sessions were

held; the July gathering was for younger
campers aged 10-to-13 and the August
powwow was geared to the 14-16 age
group.

Speaking about computer camps, Post’s
Educational Director Roger LaFrance tells
us, “The computer camp is an ideal bridge
between the technology around us and the

camper’s desire to learn; unfortunately,
computer curriculum is still not well defined
in many schools.”

Professionally-planned instruction and
“hands-on” experimentation stimulates
camper exploration of the TIM EX com¬
puter, its characteristics, language, and
graphic capabilities. Limited enrollment
and a four-to-one student-to-instructor ratio
promotes one-to-one dialogue to inspire
the camper to independently learn to
utilize the computer to his or her own best
advantage.

All activities, trips, lunch, snacks, and
T-shirts are included in the $175.00 day-
camp tuition. Campers can purchase
TIMEX computer equipment at a special,
low, educational-program price.

Camping out with the TIMEX Personal
Computer is a totally exhilarating summer
vacation — one that’s well received by
campers and parents alike.

Joan Donald, Director of Summer Pro¬
grams at Post College, describes camper
enthusiasm in this manner, “Because the
campers became so absorbed with their
TIMEX Computer, it was difficult, at times,
to pry them loose — even for lunch and
their afternoon of recreational activity.”

Continued on page 5

FEATURES in this issue:

Don’t Play Doctor with your
Timex Personal Computer ..

.page 2

Ramblings Book Review. . .

.page 3

Rambling Around .

.page 4

We Ve Been Talking .

.page 4

Bits/Bytes .

.page 6

The Forum .

■page 7

Computer Vocabulary .

.page 8

VOLUME 1, NUMBER 5
SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER,

NOVEMBER 1983

POST COLLEGE’S MEET THE COMPUTER

DON’T PLAY DOCTOR
WITH YOUR TIMEX PERSONAL COMPUTER

All TIMEX Sinclair computer products have
been carefully engineered and tested to
provide dependable and trouble-free ser¬
vice. However, since no complex system
can ever be made 100% “fail-safe”, a mal¬
function may unexpectedly crop up on rare
occasions.

Please do remember that your computer —
tiny as it is — is actually a complex, sophis¬
ticated, and sensitive electronic instrument.
Thus, any repairs should only be made by
a trained and qualified technician.

Unauthorized attempts to disassemble and
fix your computer could result in the follow¬
ing consequences: First, tampering with
the computer will void the warranty; you will
be billed for servicing that otherwise would
have been performed free-of-charge. Sec¬
ondly, what originally may have been a

small, fast job may have been transformed
into a time-consuming major overhaul.

THE RIGHT RX

Your TIMEX Sinclair 1000™ Personal Com¬
puters a sturdy, well-constructed instru¬
ment. Nevertheless, observing a few com¬
mon sense precautions will help to extend
the life of the unit:

• Use a damp, lint-free cloth to periodically
clean your computer of dust, dirt, and
grime

• Install your computer in a reasonably
secure location — one that is not prone
to injury (i.e. falling off a table)

• Periodically check for loose electrical
connections and frayed wires

• Don’t overload house electrical circuits
by connecting too many power plugs to

the same wall socket
• Although the membrane keyboard is
reasonably resistant to damage, avoid
spilling liquids and other debris on its
surface and avoid the use of sharp ob¬
jects to press the keys — this will help
to promote long and reliable operation

WHEN REPAIRS ARE NECESSARY

TIMEX maintains a fully-equipped, fully-
staffed internal repair facility at Little Rock,
Arkansas. Our trained technicians stand
ready to make all necessary repairs.
Experience has demonstrated that a large
percentage of those computers — that are
returned for service — actually do not re¬
quire repairs. So, before returning your
computer, refer to the following trouble¬
shooting table to determine if repairs are
really needed.

TROUBLESHOOTING YOUR COMPUTER

SYMPTOM

PROBABLE CAUSE

REMEDY

“SNOW” OR “FUZZ” ON

TV SCREEN

Incorrect Computer Installation

Loose Electrical Connections

Maladjusted Fine Tuning

Control

Switch Box Set to Wrong

Position

Channel Selectors Set to

Wrong Position

Loose RAM Module (if used)

Refer to the installation diagram in your T/S User Manual and
install the computer correctly.

Check all electrical connections and confirm that they are
tight.

Adjust fine tuning control on the TV until the interference
disappears.

Set two-position switch on the switch box to position

COMPUTER.

Confirm that channel selector switch on TV and on the under¬
side of the computer are both set to the same channel.
Disconnect the 9V DC power cord to the computer. Detach
the RAM Module from circuit card at rear of computer. Care¬
fully but securely reinstall the RAM Module. Restore power to
the computer by reconnecting the 9V DC adaptor.

CANT GET K CURSOR ON

TV SCREEN

Loose Electrical Connections

Loose Power Cord Plug

K Cursor Off-Screen

Loose Ram Module (if used)

Check all electrical connections between the TV and the com¬
puter and confirm that they are tight.

Disconnect 9V DC power connector at the computer. Then
reattach the connector. It may be necessary to repeat this
step several times; you can also jiggle the connector until the
K cursor is produced.

Adjust the TV horizontal control until the K cursor appears at
the bottom of the screen.

Refer to previously described remedy.

PROGRAM WON’T RUN —

S CURSOR (MARKER) IS
DISPLAYED

Incorrect Syntax

Program statement is written incorrectly and will need to be
revised. Refer to the T/S User Manual for assistance.

PROGRAM WON’T RUN —
ERROR CODE IS

DISPLAYED AT BOTTOM

OF SCREEN

Incorrect Program Logic

Program logic is faulty and the program stops. Error code
(refer to report code definitions in the T/S User Manual)
identifies reason why the program stopped and line at which
the program stopped.

Debug the program; refer to the T/S User Manual for
assistance.

2

Continued on page 3

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TROUBLE SHOOTING YOUR COMPUTER (con’t)

SYMPTOM

PROBABLE CAUSE REMEDY

PROGRAM RUNS, BUT
WITHOUT DATA YOU’VE
ALREADY ENTERED

PROGRAM WONT LOAD

PROGRAM WONT SAVE

Using RUN Command to
Initiate Program

Loose Electrical Connections

Improper Recorder to
Computer Interconnections

Volume Level Too High or
Too Low

Heads of Tape Recorder are
Misaligned
Improper Naming
Conventions When Program
has been Saved
Computer Cannot Read
Program Name

Loose Electrical Connections
Improper Recorder to
Computer Interconnections

Poor Quality Tape Cassette

Use of RUN command deletes all user-entered data stored in
memory. Instead of the RUN command use GOTO command
to initiate the program — refer to the instructions that accom¬
pany your TIMEX software cassette.

Check all electrical connections between the computer, the
TV and the tape recorder; confirm that they are tight.

Tape recorder and the computer are not connected ear-to-ear,
or different color connectors are used.

Check the Transmitting Cable and confirm that the same color
connectors are secured to the EAR jacks on both the tape
recorder and the computer.

The EAR and the MIC jacks should never be connected
simultaneously.

Correct tape recorder volume is important. Experiment with
the volume level until the program does load (loading will
usually occur when volume level is set within a range of
1 / 2 -to 3 /4-of maximum volume).

A simple and inexpensive adjustment can be performed at
your local electronics store.

The correct method of saving a program is to use the SAVE
command and the new program name in quotes (i.e. SAVE
“NEW PROGRAM NAME”).

Load program with the following alternate loading command:

LOAD" ”

Refer to remedy under “Program Won’t Load.”

Tape recorder and the computer are not connected MIC-TO-
MIC, or different color connectors are used.

Check the transmitting cable and confirm that the same color
connectors are secured to the MIC jacks in both the tape
recorder and the computer.

The MIC and the EAR jacks should never be connected
simultaneously.

Use only high-quality tape cassettes.

TO RETURN YOUR COMPUTER

If, after reviewing the troubleshooting data
and attempting to correct the difficulty (do
not attempt to disassemble your computer
— use only the troubleshooting techniques
listed in the table) the symptoms are still
present, call our Hot Line 1-800-24-TIMEX
to speak with one of our representatives.

In the event that you are instructed to return
your computer for service, ship your com¬
puter to:

TIMEX Product Service Center
Building 19
Adams Field
Little Rock, AR 72203

Please do be sure to enclose a letter ex¬
plaining the difficulty you’ve encountered
and your name and address (please print
as well).

Finally, for your own protection, we rec¬
ommend that your computer be insured
against loss or damage during transit.

RAMBLINGS
BOOK REVIEW

Combining a building block approach
which proceeds from the rather simple to
the rather complex with practical tools such
as programming instructions, “hands-on”
practice, and self-teaching exercises, the

book “Basic Programming for the Timex/
Sinclair Computers” provides a broad in¬
troduction to the Timex/Sinclair BASIC
programming language.

Using the book as a guide and the com¬
puter as a “teaching machine,” the reader
learns how to program by actually pro¬
ceeding to write programs.

Sixty-four chapters cover the scope of pro¬
gramming convections elucidating diverse

subject matter such as keyboard familiar¬
ization, moving computer graphics, various
math concepts, loops, branches, and
string-slicing techniques.

Written by Joseph J. Charles and pub¬
lished by Hayden Books, “Basic Program¬
ming for the Timex/Sinclair Computer” will
soon be available at your local book or
computer store.

3

RAMBLIN’AROUND

Regardless of whether you’re a beginner
or an expert, one of the best ways to fully
utilize your TIMEX Personal Computer is to
share your enthusiasm and ideas with other
members of your local T/S User’s Group.
T/S Users’ Groups — like the ones listed
below — would like to hear from new mem¬
bers like you.

CALIFORNIA

Valley Users’ Group

1220 Hillcrest Avenue

Livermore, CA 94550

Contact: Don Shupp

Sacramento Timex/Sinclair Users’ Group

3655 Sunset Blvd. No. 42

Rockline, CA 95677

Contact: Jim Hirleman

Comput/s Club

East San Diego Continuing Adult
Education School
5350 University Avenue
San Diego, CA
Contact: James Ardison
TSUNI

3325 Pierce Street
San Francisco, CA 94123
Contact: Walt Gaby

Woodland Timex Sinclair Users’ Group
312 Beamer Street
Woodland, CA 95695
Contact: Robert L. Doud

COLORADO

Mile High Chapter T/S Users’ Group
12026 W. Virginia Place
Lakewood, OH 80228
Contact: Peter J. Cillinicos

CONNECTICUT

The New Haven Sinclair Study Group
(for children)

16 Lewis Street
New Haven, CT 06513
Contact: Chris Baldwin

MICHIGAN

Prices Users’ Group of Michigan
324 E. Tienken Road
Rochester, Ml 48064
Contact: Ken Price

MISSOURI

Kansas City, Missouri Users’ Group
4701 Northwest Linden Road
Kansas City, MO 64151
Contact: Carl E. Mutch

OHIO

Sinclair/Timex Users’ Group of
Greater Cleveland
19502 Thornridge
Cleveland, OH 44144
Contact: Chris Raynak

RHODE ISLAND

Ocean State T/S Users’ Group
15 Kilburn Ct.

Newport, Rl 02840
Contact: Bob Dyl, Sr.

TEXAS

Timex-Sinclair Educators Users’ Group

Texas Wesleyan College

School of Education

Fort Worth, TX 76105

Contact: M. MarkWasicsko

VIRGINIA

Hampton Roads Timex/Sinclair Users’ Group
146 Hawthorne Drive
Newport News, VA 23602
Contact: Jim Langston

Centennial Virginia Timex/Sinclair Users’ Group
Route 1, Box 192
Troy, VA 22974

The Centennial Virginia Users’ Group will
be holding classes on the operation and
programming of the TIMEX Personal
Computer. Please contact Herb Miller for
time, place, and date.

To learn the name and location of your local
T/S Users’ Group, please call our toll-free
number 1-800-24-TIMEX.

WE’VE BEEN TALKING...

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appropriate information.

"'These services are provided by the Companies
named and not by TIMEX Computer Corp.

WE GOT CARRIED AWAY ...

... With this special offer for the TIMEX
Personal Computer carrying case. It’s big
enough to accommodate the T/S 1000 or
T/S 1500 and its accessories, but small
enough to accompany you wherever you
go. This attractively designed, lightweight,
and durable carrying case is just not avail¬
able at any retail store; it’s a TIMEX Com¬
puter Club members only special, at a
special, low price. Only 2,000 available,
so first-come, first-served.

YOU DON’T BUILD A CADILLAC —
WITH CHEVY PARTS ...

... Just a simple way of reminding you
to always insist upon genuine TIMEX re¬
placement parts for your TIMEX Personal
Computer.

To order, simply complete the replacement
parts order form enclosed with this news¬
letter and mail together with your check,
money order, or credit card information —
including applicable sales tax, if any.

Please do be sure to print your name
and address.

WE’VE MADE ARRANGEMENTS ...

... With the publishers of SYNC and
SYNTAX magazines to offer exciting and
economical subscription values to
members of the TIMEX Computer Club.
Take your pick from among three great
magazines and mail the coupon(s) directly
to the publisher.

WE’VE GOT SOFTHEARTED
SOFTWARE

... For the T/S 2068 Personal Computer.
More than 25 “user-friendly” cassettes or
instant load cartridges are available to help
you at home, in business, for school, or just
for R and R (rest and recreation). So, select
your favorites on the RAMBLINGS order
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First and foremost, RAMBLINGS, the
TIMEX Computer Club Newsletter is a fo¬
rum for you, the T/S user. Through this vehi¬
cle, T/S users — throughout the country —
can exchange valuable and useful tech¬
niques, ideas, programs, and discuss other
topics of mutual interest.

We gratefully solicit your articles, programs,
suggestions, critiques, and brainstorms.
Please mail your contributions to the
RAMBLINGS Editor. All contributions
become the property of TIMEX and none
can be returned. We reserve the right to
edit contributed materials to conform to
space or editorial policies.

And if we publish your material during
January through March, we’ll say thank
you by sending you a gift of two TIMEX
software cassettes of your choice.

T/S2068

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WORD PLAY II

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19.95

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15.95

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Price

T/S1000 COMPONENTS

□ Owner’s Manual

7.50

□ CPU Chip

$12.00

□ Dual Audio Cable

4.95

□ ULAChip

12.00

□ TV Coax Cable

4.95

□ ROM Chip

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2.95

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10.00

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7.50

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WILLIE AND WILMA
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BY DANIEL RODDY AGE 9

Here’s what campers had to say about
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MY DAD THINKS COMPUTERS ARE
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AT THEM AND BLAME THE COMPUTER,
WHEN IT IS REALLY THEIR FAULT.

MY MOM THINKS COMPUTERS ARE
INTERESTING AND WOULD LIKE TO
LEARN MORE ABOUT THEM.

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THINK ABOUT COMPUTERS. I HAVE GOT
TO GO NOW, BECAUSE I HAVE
HOMEWORK TO FINISH ON MY TIMEX-
SINCLAIR 1 000 COMPUTER.

GOODBYE AND THANK YOU FOR
READING MY ARTICLE.

-DARLA

HOBO

COURTNEY IANNAZZO AGE 1 1

THESETWO RAMS
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COMPUTER CAMP
BY REBEKAH BROWNING
AGE 7

WHEN I WAS AT COMPUTER CAMP, THERE WAS
GOOD FOOD IN THE CAFETERIA. IF YOU SPILL
SOMETHING, THE TEACHER WILL HELP PICK IT
UP.

KEEPING. IN HOME MANAGEMENT IT CAN BE
USED FOR THE ABOVE RECORD KEEPING AND
FOR MORE PERSONAL USES SUCH AS KEEPING
RECIPES, ADDRESSES, TELEPHONE NUMBERS
AND CHRISTMAS CARD LIST. FOR SCHOOL YOU
CAN PREPARE REPORTS, LEARN MATH AND
WORK MATH PROBLEMS. YOU CAN ALSO
LEARN TO PROGRAM THE T/S 1000 YOURSELF.
THIS WILL HELP PREPARE YOU FOR MORE
SOPHISTICATED COMPUTER STUDY. IN THE
NEAR FUTURE YOU WILL BE ABLE TO BUY
PROGRAMS SO THAT YOUR PERSONAL
COMPUTER WILL BE ABLE MONITER YOUR
BURGLAR ALARM, CONTROL APPLIANCES,
WATER YOUR LAWN AND PREFORM MANY
DUTIES.

CHARLIE BROWN
BY CHRISTIN WASICSKO AGE 1 2

1 PRINT AT 1,5; “CHARLIE BROWN

2 PRINT AT 3,3; “BY CHRISTIN W

AQinci/'n ■ ■

5 FOR I = 0 to 2* PI STEP PI/30
10 PLOT 30 + 10*COS 1,22 + 1 0*SIN

15 NEXT I

20 PRINT AT 13,13;
30 PRINT AT 10,15;
40 PRINT at 9,13; “(.
50 PRINT AT 15,1 2; *
100 PRINT AT 16,8; “
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120 PRINT AT 18,8;

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140 PRINT AT 20,8; " ESmSMSm W

COMPUTERS, COMPUTERS

COMPUTERS, COMPUTERS,
EVERYWHERE

APPLE, IBM, AND TIMEX SINCLAIR;

LOOK AROUND AND YOU WILLSEE

A COMPUTER JUST RIGHT FOR YOU AND
ME

HOSPITALS, HOMES, SCHOOLS AND
SUCH

BANKS AND BUSINESSES COULD NOT DO
AS MUCH

150 PRINT AT 21,8; “ * KBH ®

Wk ”

WITHOUT THE COMPUTERS OF TODAY
WHICH YOU AND I USE JUST TO

PLAY. BY ASHLEY BELL...AGE

10

JENNIFER VAN HORN

AGE 11

ACTIVITIES I CAN DO WITH MY
COMPUTER

BY DANNA MILLER...AGE 13

THERE ARE MANY PROGRAMS THAT YOU
CAN BUY TO USE WITH YOUR T/S 1000 HOME
COMPUTER. THERE ARE GAMES AND
INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS. IN BUSINESS
MANAGEMENT IT CAN BE USED FOR
ACCOUNTING, BOOK KEEPING AND RECORD

5

BITS/BVTES

Your TIMEX Personal Computer contains
many tokens. And, while they may not pay
for your subway ride, they’ll surely pay off
huge rewards in terms of memory conser¬
vation, simplicity of operation, and speed of
data entry

Each character (which you can see on your
T/S 1000/1500 keyboard) is represented by
a numeric code which ranges between 0
and 255. The entire series of (255) codes is
known as the Character Set — a type of al¬
phabet for your T/S computer.

To display the entire character set (illus¬
trated below) on your TV screen, run the
following program (press the BREAK
key to quit the program):

10 FOR A = 0 TO 255

20 PRINT CHR$ A;

30H NEXT A

ӣ$:?( )> < =+-*/;^0123\

456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

RNDINKEY5BPI?????????????????????

99999999999999999999999999999999

???????? I

[5j _

“AT TAB ? CODE VAL LEN SI
N COS TAN ASN ACS ATN LN EXP INT
SQR SON ABS PEEK USR STR$ CHR$
NOT ** OR AND < = > = <> THEN TO STE
P LPRINT LUST STOP SLOW FAST NE
W SCROLL CONT DIM REM FOR GOTO G
OSUB INPUT LOAD UST LET PAUSE N
EXT POKE PRINT PLOT RUN SAVE RAN
D IF CLS UNPLOT CLEAR RETURN COP

Not only is each letter, number, special
character, or graphic character repre¬
sented by a numeric code, but so are the
keywords (or tokens).

And, this very unique idea offers a very big
advantage!

For example, your T/S keyboard has a six-
letter (or character — a character is also
roughly synonymous with a byte) keyword
labeled RETURN (Y key). If typed manu¬
ally, this word would consume six-bytes
of memory (one for each letter) and you
would be required to type all six-letters of
this word to incorporate this command
within a program.

However, since RETURN is a token, only
one byte is consumed in memory; press
the Y key (when the K cursor is displayed)
and presto, the keyword RETURN is dis¬
played on your TV screen.

That’s exactly the reason why the cursor
skips over the entire keyword when you
backspace — or why the entire keyword
is deleted when the delete function is
employed.

Obviously, it’s much faster and easier to
press a single key instead of six of them —
and that’s the main idea behind the token!

TOKEN DECODING

Now that you’ve learned about a token and
how it works, let’s go one step further: With
the use of the appropriate T/S command,
you can specify a numeric code and the
computer will display the appropriate to¬
ken; or conversely, you can specify a token,
and the computer will display its numeric
code. Let’s see how this works!

A PRINT CHR$ command (CHR$ is pro¬
duced by pressing the U key when the F
cursor is displayed) which specifies a par¬
ticular numeric code, yields the appropriate
letter, number, special character graphic
character or token:

PRINT CHR$ 3 Yields: s

PRINT CHR$ 14 Yields: :

PRINT CHR$ 200 Yields: COS

In a similar manner the PRINT CODE com¬
mand ( CODE is produced by pressing the
I key when the F cursor is displayed) dis¬
plays the numeric code when the token has
been specified:

PRINT CODE “5>”

Yields

13

PRINT CODE“B”

Yields

39

PRINT CODE^R' 1

Yields

217

PRINT CODE " GOTO ”

Yields

236

Note that the letter, number, special char¬
acter, graphic character, or token must be
entered as a string (i.e.; within quotes) in
order to utilize the CODE command.
Therefore, you may correctly assume that
any string can be correspondingly de¬
coded. However, since, the CODE com¬
mand examines only the first element of a
string, the computer will display the same
answer (i.e.; 44) for all of the following
strings: “GAMES”, “GEORGE”, “GOTO”.
By the way, have you tried to obtain the
CODE of the GOTO command from your
computer yet? I’ll bet you obtained the
code of 44 instead of 236! Do you know
why?

Well, there is a perfectly good and legiti¬
mate reason for this:

Because it is a keyword or token, the
GOTO command can only be entered
when the K cursor is displayed; it won’t
work if you type GOTO manually.

Now, since you entered PRINT CODE as
the first portion of the command, the L cur¬
sor has been generated; this causes the
computer to reject the entry of the GOTO
command as a token.

So, to get around this, you probably typed
GOTO manually — which as we said, is a
no ... no.

Furthermore, by manually typing GOTO
as a string, the computer examines only
the first letter (G) of the string and displays
code 44 which is correct for the G, but
wrong for the GOTO.

Regardless of what happened, we still want
to obtain the code of the token, and to do
so, we must “trick” the computer into ac¬
cepting the command. So, here’s what we
must do:

1. With the K cursor displayed on the
screen, enter the GOTO command.

2. Simultaneously press the SHIFT and the
Backspace key (key 5) to move the cur¬
sor to the left of the GOTO command;
this generates the K cursor.

3. Enter, in turn, the PRINT command, the
CODE command, and the first set of
quotes:

PRINT CODE "GOTO

4. Advance the cursor to the right of the
GOTO command by simultaneously
pressing the SHIFT and the Advance
key (key 8 ); then enter the second set of
quotes:

PRINT CODE '‘GOTO’’

Press the ENTER key to run the com¬
mand.

Tricky, wasn’t it? But, don’t worry, I’ll accept
your token of thanks.

The official TIMEX® Computer Club
Newsletter, is published monthly by
TIMEX Computer Corporation, P.O. Box
2655, Waterbury, CT 06725. Please
direct all correspondence to the Editor.
Editor

Paul Schirlofl

This TIMEX Computer Club Newsletter is pub¬
lished solely for informational purposes and
shall not be construed as creating any war¬
ranty, express or implied. It may not be repro¬
duced, in any manner, without prior permission
from TIMEX. (However, TIMEX User Groups
are hereby given permission to reproduce and
distribute newsletter information as long as it
is for the exclusive use of the members of their
User Group — and is not used for commercial
publication. Please do be sure to credit
RAMBLINGSas the source of the information.)
Information contained herein is subject to
change at any time, without prior notice, and
may be superseded or amended in a subse¬
quent issue. We are not responsible for any
errors or omissions in published materials.
However, should there be an error in any sub¬
mitted material, we will publish a correction in
a subsequent issue.

6

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OOPS

The Letters to the Editor column in Issue #4
contained three printing errors:

Robert Caufman’s REM suggestion should
have been printed as follows:

FROM:

410 LET L$(N) = S$ (TO 29)

41 5 GOTO 500

TO:

410 REM LET L$(N) = S$ (TO 29)

411 LET L${N) - S$ (TO 23)

41 5 GOTO 500

And David Farmer’s rounding-off correc¬
tion for the Checkbook Manager was
printed in the wrong position. The state¬
ment is:

2391 LET BA = INT(BA*100 + .1)/100
In the Bobsled Program, lines 70 and 75
should read:

70 PRINT AT 10,C; “V”; AT 10, C“ "

75 PRINT AT 1 0,C;“ = ”

Do not RUN to execute the program;
instead enter the command GOTO 1000.
We apologize for any inconvenience result¬
ing from these errors.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

“BUG” COLLECTOR

Meade Frierson III maintains a collection of
“bugs” and other programming problems
(and the appropriate solutions) on 3 1 /2 ,/ x5"
index cards. So, when a “bug” raises its
ugly head, this Birmingham, Alabama, resi¬
dent flips through the cards and frequently
finds the appropriate “anti-bug” solution.

SOUNDING OFF ON ROUNDING OFF

All you need to do is incorporate the follow¬
ing one-line statement into your program to
reduce large numbers into a much more
manageable figure, says
T/S user Joe Matherly of Coral Springs,
Florida.

LET Z = INT (Z*.10**X) +.5) *(10**-

X)

As illustrated by the programs below, X
represents the variable in your program
and Y is the number of places after the
decimal point.

UNROUNDED

10 LET X = 25
20 LET Y = 3,8
30 LET Z = X/Y
40 B PRINT AT 10,5;Z

= 6.5789474

ROUNDED

10 LETX = 25
20 LET Y = 3.8
30 LET Z = X/Y

40 LETZ = INT (Z*(1 0* *2) + ,5)*(1
0 * *- 2 )

50 PRINT AT 10,5;Z
= 6.58

THE PROFESSIONAL TOUCH

Here’s a tip that comes to us from Dick
Sieg’s Cleveland, Ohio, Timex/Sinclair User
Group announcement:

The PAUSE 4E4 command can be used to
stop a program when this command is en¬
countered. Then, when you press any key,
the program resumes from the point of
interruption.

PROGRAMMING CAN BE FUN

You can duplicate the following programs
on your TIMEX Personal Computerto find
out just how much fun programming can
be. We are indebted to the T/S users identi¬
fied by the first program REM for submit¬
ting the programs to RAMBLINGS.

MUSICAL COMPUTER

One of the least publicized — but poten¬
tially most enjoyable — capabilities of the
TIMEX Personal Computer is the ability to
produce music. As demonstrated by the
program below, a series of endless FOR/
NEXT loops (five in this program) of varying
duration simulate the different notes of a
musical scale.

To play this composition, place a portable
AM radio next to the TV jack of your com¬
puter. Tune the radio to an open frequency
for the best sound reproduction. Now,

RUN to execute the program and BREAK

to stop it.
5

REM BY JULIE KNOTT AND

7

DAVE PROCHNOW, BELLEVUE, NE

REM rrt^rtdfllillgfejiiTMJ-1

10

FOR A = 1 TO 5

20

FOR B= 1 TO 25

30

GOSUB190

40

NEXT B

50

FOR C = 1 TO 50

60

GOSUB190

70

NEXT C

80

FOR D = 1 TO 75

90

GOSUB190

100

NEXT D

110 FDR E = 1 TO 50

120 GOSUB190

130 NEXT E

140 FOR F = 1 TO 1 00

150 GOSUB190

160 NEXT F

170 NEXT A

180 GOTO 10

190 SLOW

200 FAST

210 RETURN

Altering the tone duration is accomplished
by changing the upper limit of the FOR/
NEXT statement; tone color is modified by
adding different keywords in Statement
195 (try CLS, SCROLL, RUN and GOTO).

WHIZ KIDS

Most youngsters (and many adults) are
particularly attracted to moving graphics.
So, one of our T/S “whiz kids” has contrib¬
uted this “Electronic Crayon” program
which lets you draw pictures on your T/S
1000 Personal Computer. RUN to execute
the program, BREAK to stop, press the
C key to clear the screen to start a new
drawing, and use the Arrow keys (5,6,7,8)
to produce your “T/S masterpiece.”

5 REM BY MICHAEL BOUCHER

ELECTRONIC CRAYON

10 PRINT “USE THE ARROW KEYS T
0 DRAW ANY—”

11 PRINT “THING YOU WANT. USE
THECKEY"

12

PRINT “TO

CLEAR THE SCREEN

AND START”

13

PRINT “OVER.”

20

PAUSE 100

30

CLS

40

LET A = 30

50

LET B = 1 0

60

PLOT A,B

70

IF INKEYS = '

•5“THEN GOTO 130

80

IF INKEYS = ‘

‘6“THEN GOTO 150

90

IF INKEYS = '

*7“ THEN GOTO 1 70

100

IF INKEYS = ‘

‘8“THEN GOTO 190

110

IF INKEYS = '

'C“ THEN GOTO 30

120

GOTO 60

130

LET A = A-1

140

GOTO 60

150

LET B = B-1

160

GOTO 60

170

LET B = B + 1

180

GOTO 60

190

LET A = A + 1

200

GOTO 60

7

COMPUTER VOCABULARY

Computer terminology is a specialized and
unique language. To the first-time or uniniti¬
ated computer owner, this “jargon” can be
misleading or confusing.

Each issue, we’ll list some of the common
(and not so common) computer terms.
These highly simplified definitions will help
you better understand your computer and
its “lingo.” Spend a few minutes to learn
these terms, and you’ll soon be talking like
a computer professional.

Bit — Smallest unit of computer informa¬
tion. Eight-bits are required to comprise
one-byte. A bit is a binary digit which repre¬
sents 0 or 1 — providing the computer with
a YES/NO (or ON/OFF) alternative.

Byte — The smallest addressable unit in
the system, a byte is composed of eight¬
binary digits (bits) which are taken as a unit.
A computer is usually classified by the
number of bytes it can store (i.e., a 16K
computer stores 16,384 bytes).

Character — A letter, digit, or symbol that
represents data. A character and a byte
are roughly synonymous.

Command — An instruction to the
computer.

EDP — This acronym stands for Electronic
Data Processing. And, because a compu¬
ter is capable of processing large amounts
of data at a high rate of speed, the com¬
puter is typically considered to be an EDP
system.

Keyboard — Hardware unit on the com¬
puter (may be separate unit on modular
computer system) which is utilized by the
operator to type input to the computer.
There are different types of keyboards
(e.g., the TIMEX 1000 contains a 40-key
membrane-type keyboard; the TIMEX 1500
keyboard is equipped with 40-typewriter-
style, movable keys).

List — Command to the T/S Personal
Computer to display the program in mem¬
ory on the TV screen. The number of pro¬
gram lines displayed is limited by the
physical capacity of the TV screen (i.e., dis¬
plays the first 22-lines). Program lines not
shown because of the screen size limitation
can be displayed by a LIST command and

the appropriate line number (i.e., LIST
2000 ).

Print — Execution of this program com¬
mand causes the TIM EX Personal Com¬
puter to produce a TV screen display of
that data input from the keyboard.

RAM Expansion Module — It is used to
expand the storage capacity of the com¬
puter. The TIMEX RAM Expansion Module,
for example, increases the storage capac¬
ity by 16K (i.e., to 32,768 characters in the
T/S 1500).

Run — Command which tells the com¬
puter to execute the program.

Statement — Program line consisting of
a line or sequence number (i.e. 10) a com¬
mand (i.e. LET) and the instructions that de¬
fine the parameters of the instructions (i.e.,
LET I = 5): 10 LET I = 5.

AUDREY J VLIES
3 SOUTH DUNTON #4
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL 60005

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